surged down the home stretch to take the lead and power her way to the gold in the women's 400-meter final on Wednesday at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London.
Francis, a former Oregon Ducks sprinter, moved up from fourth place in the final 100 meters, as teammate Allyson Felix was running on fumes and the Bahamas' Shaunae Miller-Uibo appeared to pull up a bit with some kind of leg or foot injury.
Francis, 25, clocked a personal-best 49.92 seconds, while Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain took the silver in a national-record 50.06. Felix held on for the bronze in 50.